Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-26

nhlI century.
Experiments show that the clay mines
near Flushing furnish excellent material
for making fire brick, tile, stoneware,
paint and cement.
DR.. Wier, the keeper of the hospital at
Au Sable, arrested for causing the death
of Mabel Clark, an inmate of his hospital,
has been acquitted.
Henry Underhill of Milletts, whose wife
was killed by "A Chicago a. Grand Trunk
pas enger train a few weeks ago, has
brought suit against the company.
Prof. Ii. w. Dubee, a graduate Of Hal
berstadt college, Germany, and pupil of
Winkelman q Held, has been secured as
professor of music in Olivet college.
Oscar +. Robbins of Jackson accidental
ly shot boy named Louis Schimpf in the
face with target gun carrying 22-cali-
bre ball. The boy is dangerously wounded.
The appropriation made by the legisla-
ture for the purpose OF building new cell
block in Jackson prison, is not large
enough and the plans will have to be
changed.
Attorney General Taggart has given his
decision to DR.. Baker of the state board
OF health, that whooping cough is included
in the law requiring physicians to report
dangerous communicable diseases.
A communicable disease of cattle in
Paris township, Kent county, has just
been reported. 1t is believed at the state
board OF health office to be anthroz or
malignant postule, and is dangerous to
man as we'll as beast.
Mr.. l.. +. Hawkins of Grand Rapids has
been sued as indorser of $1,000 promis-
sorry note given by ID. l.. Follett TO Mrs.
Helen NJ. Roberts. Follett was the Kent
county judge of probate who skipped the
town and left many mourning friends.
The miners of Marquette county are ask
Ing for the appointment of a mine in
spector, under the new Breen law, at an
early date. The demand will be complied
with. mining inspector has already
teen appointed in Houghton county.
The extension of the Chicago a. North
western railroad from Iron River 10 Wat
ersmeet has been completed. This con-
meets the Marquette and Gogebic iron
ranges, and FORCES another link in the up
per peninsula iron chain of prosperity.
niece of L. l.. Guest of Lowell, came
over from England on the City Of Rome "A
week ago 10 live with her uncle but has
not made her appearance at Lowell She
was on the vessel and disembarked all
right, but from that point no trace Of her
has been found
a valuable horse stolen several days ago
from Edward Wright of Thomastown
Saginaw county, has been recovered. The
supposed thief is Philip Ness, aged II,
now under aI.vs,. Horse stealing has
been gong on by wholesale recently all
around Saginaw.
Mrs. John Brunger, wife Of an old and
respected resident OF Charlotte, was out in
the garden cutting cucumbers from the
vines She accidentally slipped and fell
on the knife she was using, the blade en-
tering her breast just above the heart,
killing her instantly.
DR.. +. A. a. Grange, the state veterin-
arian, says the disease which has broken
out among cattle in Adrain and vicinity
is undoubtedly the Texas fever or
plenetic fever, which is commonly known
as Texas fever, but says also that there is
no danger of 1t spreading
At the Eaton county fair this fall sew
eral prizes will be offered. Forty dollars
for the best drilled uniformed camp Sons
Of Veterans and So for the lest drilled
brigade of young ladies. Also $50 for the
hampton base ball club of the county.
] his ought to bring big crowd.
Mn ,aorsogo Char a. Truu,ar % ol,a
view, lost the use of his eft arm by in
.uries received from falling tree. lie
was hunting near his home the other
morning and was accidentally shot in the
right arm. Amputation was necessary.
Truman was formerly lumberman.
1t is said that the Chicago q Northwest
ern railway, whose present terminus is in
Ishpeming, will extend its lines to Cham
pion and Republic. Surveyors are on the
ground now. A new and very rich iron
district will be tapped. At present the
Duluth a south Shore is the only road
having access.
l.. hewett, attorney for Mrs. Margaret
Anderson OF Horton, began suit by declara-
ton, in the circuit court in Jackson the
other day. against the Lake Shore railroad
company for $4,000 damages for an in
jury the complainant received last No
vember, while getting off the cars, Grip
ping her for life.
The +. & z. NJ railroad company con
template building line from Grand
Rapids to Petoskey. The road will run
through Kent, ottawa, Muskegon, Neway-
90, Oceana and Mason counties in as
direct a line as is feasible. The authori-
ties desire short route from Grand
Rapids to Chicago and Milwaukee via
Ludington.
Miss Eunice Barclay died at the fremont
house i'll Vicksburg the other night. A
post norton revealed Inflammation and
ply sicians testified that the young woman
came to her death from the effects of an
abortion produced by poison Of some
kind The jury rendered verdict in ac-
cordance with the facts, adding admins
tered by some one unknown.
Secretary Lamar has included the Flint
a. Pere Marquette and the Marquette,
Houghton a. Ontonagon railway COM
panies in the rulings applied to railroads
called on TO show cause why the indemni-